The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-02

Lady of Hawkinsville-A Boys
Tongue Frozen to a Pipe at Grifan's
Ice Factory.
GEORGIA.
Madison county now has four wet and four
dry districts,
The jailer Of the Bibb county Jail refuses
to receive any more United States prisoners
unless blankets are furnished for them.
H. P. Strickland & Co. have opened a
new distillery near Sunnyside, with capac-
ity of twelve and a half gallons Of corn
whisky per day.
A mile and half west of Griffin Tuesday
a daughter, aged IS years of c. W. Watson
was probably fatally burned while playing
around the fire.
There were twelve pistols taken from diff
ferent persons by the police at Albany, on
circus day, and thrown in the river, where
they will do no more harm.
Since the summer flood County Judge,
Hon. J. S. Barnett of Wilkes county, has
had replaced or rebuilt thirteen bridges in
that county at the moderate cost of $1,000.
1t is rumored that Sydney Lewis, of the
Augusta Gazette, will be given editorial
control of the Columbus ERQuirer-SUn.
Mr.. Hanson will then be enabled to give his
entire time to the management of his paper.
AT Milledgeville a collection for a monu-
ment to Bishop Pierce was taken at the
Methodist church last Sunday, amounting
to about SOS, which will probably be in
creased before Mr.. King goes to conference.
J. J. Kinchen, of Pulaski county, the
present year cultivated hve-plOw farm,
and here is the result: 1000 bushels of oats,
100 bales of cotton 1000 bushels of corn, 400
bushels of field peas, 400 bushels of potatoes,
and 1900 pounds Of pork.
In the Fourth Congressional district Hon.
Thomas Grimes seat is sought after by quite
anunber of rising politicians, Among them
are Alvan d. Freeman, Peter f. Smith, w.
Y. Atkinson, Samuel Harris, L. r. Ray.
W. A. Turner, Benjamin S. Leigh and J. f.
Reese.
Judge Barnett of Wilkes county, has the
matter of building new Jail under advise
ment 1t will be a brick structure. The
Judge thinks it best to issue bonds for the
purpose of raising sufficient funds. This will
necessitate the passage of bill for this pur-
pose by the Legislature.
Gen. McLendon, a colored man employed
on Albert Jackson's place, near Albany,
while feeding a sugar cane mill Tuesday,
had his left hand caught between the roll
ers and fearfully mangled. Dr. p l.. Hills
man found it necessary to amputate the
injured member just above the wrist
The Rochelle correspondent Of the Able
vile Times says: Seventeen business
houses are now contracted for and number
of others have bought, SO you see Rochelle
is like the baby railroad every month it
can cry louder, and we are proud of the
outlook, and cheerfully invite one and all to
come and locate with us.
One of Atlanta's charitable institutions.
the Benevolent Home, situated in Waverly
place, is now closed and its inmates have
been sent to other institutions. The trustees
met and decided that, in their Judgment,
the home ought to be closed. Want of
money with which to feed the poor people
who were in the home was the principal
reason for the action of the trustees
At GAINESVILLE, Wednesday morning, at
B O'Clock, the fire alarm was sounded in the
Second ward, to which the fire department
responded promptly, and found J. l.. Fogg's
residence in flames. The fire had gained too
much Roadway to save the dwelling, which
was a new one, just completed two weeks
ago. The fire was the work of an incendi-
airy. Mr.. Fogg had only 5000 insurance.
The directors of the Atlanta Piano Manu-
featuring Company have purchased large
lot a few hundred yards below Elsas, May
& Co. s cotton factory, on the line of the
Georgia railroad, and have given out the
contract for the necessary buildings Tues
day workmen began laying the foundation
of the factory, and the work will be pushed
ahead rapidly. The buildings will be large
and substantial
At High Shoals quite sensation was
caused few days ago by the attempt and
failure of a young man to steal his bride
The plans of the young couple were thwarted
by the interference Of the old folks, who
gently led the lassle indoors, and put her
under the safe keeping of lock and key.
The irate young man is swearing vengeance
upon the interloper, and vows that nothing
shall keep him long from his girl.
Edward Mckay, living near Neville,
lost his dwelling by fire Tuesday night, the
family escaping with nothing but their night
clothes. Mrs. Mckay was shot, while
standing fifty yards from the house, by an
old army musket that discharged from the
burning building. 1t had been heavily
loaded with buckshot, two of which glanced
her neck and another penetrated her hip.
None of the shots are necessarily fatal.
Mrs. II. S. Holdridge, of Hawkinsville,
IS the proud owner of Bible which has been
in her family over 200 years. 1t is remark
ably well preserved. She also highly prizes
a knife and fork which were purchased by
her father, the late Col Havis, of Perry,
over fifty years ago, and which have been
used daily for that number of years. Mr..
Holdridge has clothes brush which has been
used fifty years, and it still looks almost
like a new one.
At Atlanta Tuesday afternoon, just be-
AOlS JlAt Oh Ufe session OF The
City Court, Arthur Boyd (colored) who had
been convicted Of larceny from the house
and sentenced to the chain-gang of Fulton
county for term of six months, made his
escape by jumping out Of one of the win
dows of the prisoners room. The distance
to the ground is about twenty feet The
negro made the jump with ease, alighting
on his feet, and then took to his heels and
put in good rate of speed. Before the
officials could get out of the building Boyd
was out of sight.
Marietta Journal: On the opening of
the court last week Sheriff CoryeIl found
horse shoe in the codrt house, and placed it
on Col. E. Faw's desk and told him that it
would bring him good luck Col Faw went
forward with his cases, and lost the first
three cases he was attorney in. He cot a
little respondent, and told the Sheriff that
he had better change the horse shoe to some
other lawyers desk. The Sheriff said all
right, and placed it ON Col. John Mozley's
desk, and Immediately Col. Motley lost his
first case. So there is nothing in the horse
shoe bringing good luck-only to the other
fellow.
The youngest enlisted soldier in the Con-
federate army has been asked for. Griffin
has responded and now Adairsville presen is
William Alexander, of the Fortieth Georgia
Regiment, Company H., Captain, Joe Neel
Mr.. Alexander entered the Confederate SER